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PROSPECTUS 



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CANISIUS COLLEGE, 



BUFFALO. N. Y. 



Founded in September, 1870. 
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General Information. 




ANISIUS COLLEGE, conducted by the Fathers of 
the Society of Jesus, was opened in September, 1870, 
and incorporated in January, 1883, by the Regents 
of the University of the State of New York with 
power to confer degrees and academical honors. 

The object of this institution is to afford to aspiring Catholic 
youth the facilities for securing a classical education based on the 
principles of religion and calculated to fit them for a successful 
career in life. 



Studies. 

The curriculum, although paying due attention to natural 
sciences and elementary business practice, gives prominence to the 
refinements embodied in the ancient classics, which, with a liberal 
amount of mathematical training and history, will form a highly 
cultured, well stored and evenly balanced mind. The subject 
matter assigned for Latin and Greek and the method employed 
are according to the time-honored Ratio Studiorum of the Society 
of Jesus. Side by side with mental training, physical culture and 
gymnastics receive proper consideration. 

The Course of Instruction contains an Academic and a Col- 
legiate Department. 

Academic Department. 

The Academic Department consists of a four years' classical 
course. Its object is to afford students, who have finished the ele- 



4 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

mentary school, a solid classical training and a thorough prepara- 
tion for college entrance. The course of studies comprises Eng- 
lish Composition and Literature, Latin and Greek Grammar with 
corresponding reading. Algebra and Geometry, Ancient History 
and the History of the Middle Ages, German and Elocution. 

In Latin and Greek, etymology and syntax are accurately 
studied and drilled. Beginning with easy selections from authors, 
the students are gradually introduced into the writings of Nepos, 
Ovid (Metamorphoses), Caesar (Commentaries), Livy, Virgil 
(Eclogues and Georgics), Cicero (de Senectute, de Amicitia and 
easier orations) and Xenophon. This reading, together with the 
speaking of Latin and original Latin composition, which are in- 
sisted upon from the first year, secures considerable ease in read- 
ing the masterpieces of classical literature. 

The instruction in English covers a summary review of gram- 
mar, a thorough study of rhetoric, qualities of style, figures of 
speech and versification, and a general survey of literature. The 
course of reading is arranged with a view to distributing over the 
four years the reading matter, which is now universally required 
for college entrance. From the list of books which are assigned 
for each year, some are read privately, others are explained min- 
utely in class, or at least read cursorily. As to the choice of read- 
ing matter, all productions have been discarded which could be in 
any way detrimental to youth. Written tasks are demanded 
weekly, comprising exercises in sentence building, paragraphing 
and paraphrasing, practice in the application of the principles of 
rhetoric, narrative and descriptive composition, and the writing 
of essays. Elocution is practiced regularly, and a contest in elo- 
cution is held annually. 

The study of Mathematics extends over the whole course of 
Algebra and of Plane and Solid Geometry. In the first year the 
elements of Algebra are taken sloAvly and drilled thoroughly, and 
Arithmetic is reviewed. Opportunity is also given to learn book- 
keeping. 

In History the Eastern nations, Greek and Roman history, the 
Middle Ages, as far as the Renaissance, are treated. 



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In the German classes the students who speak German are 
separated from those who are not as yet famiHar with the lan- 
guage. For the latter an accurate study of the grammar is so 
combined with practice in writing and reading as to promote con- 
versation in German from the beginning. 

On successful completion of the third year of the academic 
course, the law student certificate, and at the end of the fourth 
year the medical student certificate may be obtained from the Re- 
gents. The Academic Department is acknowledged to be equal to 
a high schood in good standing and performs all the work that is 
generally required for admission to colleges proper. 

Collegiate Department. 

The Collegiate Department covers a space of four years. 
Although the entrance into professional schools can be obtained 
immediately from the academic course, it has been the endeavor 
of the faculty for years past, in accordance with the conviction 
of the best educators and the practice of a few eminent univer- 
sities, not to consider the preparatory education complete by finish- 
ing the secondary school. In fact, the lamentable consequences of 
the tendency to omit the college course in order to begin the pro- 
fessional studies at an early date have been understood and pointed 
out by eminent schoolmen. Accordingly Canisius College has al- 
ways urged its students not to enter upon any professional study 
before completing the college course of liberal arts leading to the 
degree of B. A. 

The chief aim of such a course is mind-training ; for, the bet- 
ter the mind is trained and the more its powers are cultivated, the 
better they are fitted for any special study. Upon the foundation 
of the academic course the structure of genuine college culture is 
to be erected. The college does not intend to give professional or 
university instruction, but aims at a solid and broad preparation 
for the work of specialization that is appropriate to the university. 
The classical knowledge gained in the secondary school is to be 
broadened and deepened in the college course. The mind is to 
acquire solid information of various kinds and extend the range of 
its ideas, is to view and examine the sources of the culture which 



6 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

we admire in the Greeks and Romans. Taste for literature must 
be imbibed at the fountain-head of classical modelsi and these mas- 
terpieces, compared with the great literary works of the English 
and some other modern languages, are not only studied but imi- 
tated in Latin and in the vernacular. Mathematics and natural 
sciences are necessary requisites to acquiring a broad culture. 
History must complete the view of the world's development. 

But above all mental philosophy must be a prominent study in 
a college curriculum. The principles of a sound Catholic philoso- 
phy are. of paramount importance in combating the glittering ar- 
ray of false philosophical systems and in stemming the tide of in- 
fidelity and indifTerentism. At the Conference of Catholic Col- 
leges, held in Chicag^o in April, 1899, the course in philosophy was 
especiall}^ inculcated. The Conference declared that religious 
Catholic philosophy should be more fully taught than ever before 
to fill all social needs. 

In order to attain this end the first two years of the collegiate 
course are directed principally to the study of the poetical and 
oratorical productions of the ancient and modern masters. In the 
Freshman Class the great epics of Greece and Rome, their drama- 
tic and lyric poetry are examined and compared with the corre- 
sponding models in English and German literature. The lectures 
are usually followed by essays on the matter explained. English 
and American Literature are treated in full. The weekly written 
compositions are mostly essays on literary topics, criticisms, imita- 
tions, original poems. 

Theoretical and practical instruction in the art of oratory is the 
principal object of the Sophomore year. The orations of Cicero 
and Demosthenes, the oratorical masterpieces of England and 
America are studied and imitated. Striking passages are memor- 
ized and declaimed. Extempore speaking is practiced daily ; 
lengthier speeches are written weekly. In order to facilitate readi- 
ness in public speaking a Debating and Literary Society is organ- 
ized among the Freshmen and Sophomores. The subjects dis- 
cussed are usually literary, or the more important questions of the 
day. The annual contest in Oratory is open to all members of the 
Collegiate Department. 



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The last two years are mostly devoted to a systematic study of 
Mental Philosophy. The lectures and disputations are conducted 
in Latin. Formal and Applied Logic, Ontology, Cosmology and 
Theodicy are taught in the Junior year, while the Senior year 
makes a thorough study of Psychology and Ethics. Thus, time 
and opportunity are secured to apply the principles of Catholic 
philosophy to all important modern questions. A sound judgment, 
a clear insight into problems of our age and the leading principles 
with regard to important moral, political and social questions are 
advantages which are appreciated by all who follow the course. 
Not only the candidate for the priesthood, but the candidates for 
the legal, m.edical, teaching and business careers are permanently 
benefited, while some electives may be chosen by the student with 
special reference to his particular calling. 

Divided over the four years' course is a further training in 
Mathematics, beginning with a review of Algebra and Geometry, 
including Logarithms and Conic Sections, Trigonometry, Analytic 
Geometry, Differential and Integral Calculus. 

Physics and Chemistry likewise cover the entire course, the 
first two years being mainly devoted to General Chemistr}^ to- 
gether with Theoretical and Experimental Mechanics, the two 
years following, to Advanced Physics, lectures on Analytical 
Chemistry and to Laboratory work ; Physiology, Geology and As- 
tronomy. 

The course in History deals with the important epochs from 
the time of the Renaissance to modern times and includes the his- 
tory of philosophy and Church histor}-. 

The St. Thomas Philosophical Society, consisting of Juniors 
and Seniors, tends to further facility in discussing the various 
problems of Philosophy, and promote dexterity in defending, in 
the vernacular, the tenets of Catholic Philosophy, that have been 
proved and illustrated in the Latin lectures. 

The German language, on account of its great practical im- 
portance, its valuable literature, and its intimate connection with 
the English language, is obligatory, and is taught in a well-graded 
and complete course, including the reading of classics and the his- 
tory of German literature. 



8 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

Optional Branches. 

In order to encourage special talents and individual tastes, in- 
struction is given to those who desire it, in French, Drawing, 
Modeling, Shorthand, Bookkeeping, Vocal and Instrumental 
Music. Other electives are open to Juniors and Seniors only. 
From these optional branches, however, pupils are excluded who 
do not give satisfaction in their obligatory studies. 

Religious Training. 

As knowledge without moral training is of little profit, and as 
no moral training is worth having which does not receive its 
stimulus and solid foundation from religion, religious principles 
are inculcated and pervade the entire system of instruction and 
discipline. Religious knowledge with its moral application is 
constantly insisted on, and the easier method of catechetical in- 
struction gradually develops into a thorough study of evidences 
of religion. 

Preacademic and Postgraduate Classes. 

Preacademic classes are open for those pupils who are not suf- 
ficiently advanced to enter the Academic Department. 

For the benefit of the graduates who remain in the city, as well 
as of professional gentlemxcn who wish to obtain a more accurate 
and thorough understanding of the most important questions of 
Philosophy, a Postgraduate Class may be arranged, in which regu- 
lar lectures are given, at least twice a week, beginning in October 
and ending in May, with a recess at Christmas and Easter. 

Equipment. 

The library of the college contains about 25,000 volumes, of 
which from 5,000-6,000 have been selected for the use of the stu- 
dents. Suitable magazines, reference books, and illustrated works 
on travel, art and natural science are provided. A chemical lab- 
oratory, physical cabinet, a copious collection of stereopticon 
views, a museum, of which the mineral and geological parts are 
especially valuable, specimens of old and rare Bibles in different 
languages, are of great interest to the students and to visitors. 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. 9 

The Scholastic Year. 

The scholastic year consists of one session, which begins on 
the first Wednesday of September and closes towards the end of 
June, when the annual commencement and the distribution of 
prizes take place. 

It is highly important that all the students be present on the 
day of re-opening, as the regular class- work begins at once. 

Not only do the students suffer greatly by missing the intro- 
ductory lessons of their respective classes, but in consequence 
thereof great inconvenience is also caused to the teachers. It is, 
therefore, expected that all boarders as well as day-scholars, pre- 
sent themselves on the day of re-opening. Boarders must arrive 
the evening before the first Wednesday of September. Late- 
comers CANNOT COMTETE FOR HONORS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE 
CLASSES. 

Admission. 

Candidates for admission, who are not personally acquainted 
with some member of the faculty, must present testimonials of a 
good moral character. If they have been at some institution they 
must also show a certificate of their good standing in the school 
from which they come. Accurate information about their pre- 
viovis studies is demanded. 

Students who wish to enter an advanced class must pass an 
examination in the branches previously studied. 

No one is admitted unless he is willing and fit to study all the 
obligatory branches of his class. 

Degrees. 

The Degree of Bachelor of Arts is conferred on those who suc- 
cessfully complete the Collegiate Course, passing satisfactoiy ex- 
aminations in all the obligatory studies. 

Subsequently the Degree of Master of Arts may be obtained 
by attending the Postgraduate Class, provided satisfactory exam- 
inations are made on the subject matter of the lectures. 



10 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

Graduates of the college who do not attend the Postgraduate 
Class, but successfully pursue some learned profession, may ob- 
tain the degree of Master of Arts two years after their graduation. 

Every candidate for the degree of B. A. or M. A. is required 
to compose an essay on some literary, scientific, or moral subject 
proposed by the faculty ; a copy of the essay, if accepted, is to be 
left in the archives of the college. 

Examinations, Reports and Prizes. 

The standing of each student is determined by daily recita- 
tions, home-tasks, by oral and written reviews. At the end of the 
first, second and third quarters, the class-standing of all the stu- 
dents is pubHcly read, and quarterly reports, as well as an annual 
report at the end of the scholastic year, are sent to parents or guar- 
dians. 

The student's proficiency is determined according to the fol- 
lowing : 

100 — 99 : Excellent. 

98 — 91 : Very good. 

90 — 81 : Good. 

8g — 75 : Fair. 

74 — 65 : Unsatisfactory, but a second examination granted. 

Written and oral examinations in English, Latin, Greek and 
Mathematics are held twice a year on days appointed by the 
Faculty. 

The principal prize at the end of the year is a gold medal, 
which is awarded to the student who has the highest class-stand- 
ing for the whole year ; besides, a premium is awarded to the most 
proficient student in each branch. No premium can be obtained by 
a student who is unsatisfactory in any obligator}^ branch. 

Scholarships. 

There are two kinds of scholarships at Canisius College, viz., 
permanent and annual scholarships. A permanent scholarship is 
provided by a gift of $1,000; an annual scholarship by a gift of 
$50. 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. U 

Aii}^ holder of these scholarships will be deprived of his priv- 
ilege, if conduct or application to study does not give full satisfac- 
tion to the authorities. 

Discipline. 

I. General Regulations. 

The regulations of the College are calculated to secure the or- 
der necessary for the effectual pursuit of studies, to develop and 
strengthen character, and to promote gentlemanly deportment and 
polite manners. They are enforced with paternal gentleness, com- 
bined with energy and firmness. It is only when motives of honor, 
self-respect, conscience and religion fail, that punishment is re- 
sorted to. 

Bad conduct in or outside the College, insubordination, con- 
tinued inapplication to studies, or irregularity in attendance are 
causes for dismissal. 

The moral and religious training of the scholars being the most 
important part of education, the pupils are required to be present 
at mass every day, to make the annual retreat, and to present them- 
selves to their confessor at least once a month. 

II. Regulations for Boarders. 

The order and arrangements of the boarding are calculated to 
afford to the students the benefits of a well regulated daily order 
and especially a judicious distribution of study and recreation. 
The food is substantial and wholesome ; recreation halls and the 
campus offer opportunity for amusements and athletic exercises. 

The students are separated into two divisions : the first com- 
prising young men above i6 years of age; the second, students 
below that age. Each division has its own study hall, play hall, 
campus, dormitory and library. 

On recreation days the boarders have regular walks ; during 
autumn and summer they resort once a week to the college villa, 
where they take meals and spend the time in outdoor amusement. 
The regular recreation days are Tuesday and Thursday after- 
noons. 



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In order to prevent dangerous reading and useless expenses, 
no books, papers, periodicals, etc., are allowed among the students 
unless approved of by the authorities. 

The correspondence is subject to the inspection of the President 
or of one appointed by him. 

Those who have parents or guardians residing in the city are 
allowed to visit them once a month. This privilege, however, is 
withheld from any student whose conduct or application has not 
been satisfactory. 

No boarder is permitted to visit the city unless for urgent rea- 
sons, at the special request of parents or guardians, and accom- 
panied by them or by one of the Faculty. 

^ It is very desirable that such requests be made as seldom as 
possible, frequent visits to the city proving hurtful to the 
students and very annoying to the College Authorities. 

Boarders will be allowed to visit their homes during Christmas 
vacation at the request of their parents, but no leave of absence is 
granted at Easter. 

Eatables may be sent to the boarders for Christmas, but at no 
OTHER TIME of the year. 

Visitors may see the students during the hours of recreation, 
but not during class or study time. The most convenient time for 
visits is Sunday afternoon, from 3 to 5 o'clock. 

No boarders are kept at the College during the summer vaca- 
tion. 

III. Regulations for Day-Scholars. 

Day-scholars are required to be regular and punctual in their 
attendance. They must be at the College at 8 A. M. and 1.45 
P. M. Without regular attendance and serious application on the 
part of the students it is impossible to attain the purpose for which 
they are received into the College. 

Parents and guardians are informed that home study for the 
space of THREE HOURS is required every day. If a student 
does not devote this amount of time to his studies, the prefect of 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. 13 

the day-scholars should be informed. A notice should also be 
sent whenever illness prevents a student from attending class ; a 
written excuse signed by parents or guardian must be handed to 
the prefect before the student is again admitted to class. 

Day-scholars are forbidden to do any errand for boarders. 

Weekly reports are given on Saturday, respecting conduct, ap- 
plication, attention and deportment ; parents are requested to sign 
these reports and see that they are promptly returned to the Col- 
lege on the Monday following. 

Terms. 

a) For Boarders: 

Board and Tuition, per month, ^2y . oo 

No additional charge for Washing, Bedding, 
Library Fee and Gymnastics. 

b) For Day-Scholars: 

Tuition, per month, $ 5-00 

Library Fee, per year, i • oo 

Evening Study at College, per month, i . oo 

Dinner at College, per month, 5 • oo 

c) Extra Charges: 

Drawing, full course, $ 5 • oo 

Shorthand, full course, 5 • oo 

Music, Professor's charge, per lesson of half hour . 50 
Use of Piano, per annum — 

For lessons, or practice only 4- 00 

For lessons and practice, 6.00 

Chemical Laboratory Fee, 10.00 

Graduation Fee, lO-OO 

Payments are to be made quarterly and invariably in ad- 
vance. In case this rule is not complied with, the student will not 
be admitted or kept. Guardians must sign a contract that they will 
be held personally responsible for their wards. 



14 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

Outfit. 

Each boarder must be supplied with at least 2 suits of clothing 
for everyday wear, and a dress suit for Sundays and holidays, 6 
shirts, 12 collars, 3 nightshirts, 6 pair of stockings, 12 handker- 
chiefs, 6 towels, 4 bath towels, 6 napkins, 2 or 3 pair of shoes, a 
pair of rubbers and an overcoat. The number given the student, 
together with the initials C. C, must be marked on every article ; 
if not marked, the College will do so at the expense of the owner. 

No advances will be made by the College for clothing, books, 
music lessons, or any similar purpose. 

With regard to pocket money, it is desirable that parents allow 
their sons only a moderate sum, and that this be left, not with the 
students, but with the prefect of discipline, to be given as prudence 
may suggest or occasion require. 



Course of Studies. 



ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT. 



REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION. 

Applicants for the Fourth Academic Class are supposed to be 
well grounded in the preliminary studies specified in the Syllabus 
of the University of the State of New York. 

I, English : 

1. English Grammar — The common use of capitals ; parts 

of speech; declension and conjugation; sentence- 
building ; classification of sentences ; prefixes and 
suffixes ; stems. 

2. Reading — One or more paragraphs, new to the candi- 

date, are to be read at sight. Distinct articulation, ac- 
curate and ready pronunciation, perception of the au- 
thor's meaning, and oral production of the passages 
read, will determine the candidate's proficiency. 

3. Practical exercises, consisting in letter writing and com- 

mon business forms, dictation or reproductions of 
easy selections from standard authors. 

4. Writing. 

5. Spelling. 

6. The candidate is expected to have memorized some 

poems. 

II. Arithmetic: 

Notation and numeration; fundamental operations; 
multiples, measures and factors; fractions, common 
and decimal; denominate numbers and practical 



16 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

measurements; ratio and proportion (simple prob- 
lems) ; percentage with common business applica- 
tion ; metric system. 

III. Geography : 

The political divisions of each continent or great di- 
vision, with their capitals, chief cities, form of gov- 
ernment and population, their industry — especially of 
North America and of the United States. 

IV. History : 

Principal events of the History of the United States. 
Among the preliminary studies, special attention is given to 
English and to Arithmetic, and the candidate is expected to 
have obtained proficiency in these branches. 

Fourth Academic. 

Ratio Studiorum: Iniimae classis grammaticae ordo inferior. 

1. Religion: 

Groenings, Part I. 

2. Latin : 

1. Grammar — Declensions, conjugations. 

Some syntactical rules and idiomatic expressions. 

2. Reading — *Selections familiarizing the student with the 

essentials of Greek and Roman Mythology; Epitome 
Historiae Sacrae. 

3. Exercises — Translation from English into Latin, and 

from Latin into English, oral and written. Daily writ- 
ten tasks. 

3. English : 

I. Grammar — Etymology and syntax reviewed. Advanced 
lessons. Analysis of simple, complex, compound sen- 
tences ; the kinds, uses and classifications of phrases, 
clauses, sentences. 
Capitalization and punctuation. 

* Note. Wherever authors or larger works are mentioned it is understood that selec- 
tions are made varying somewhat every year. 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. \1 

2. a) Structure of sentences. Variation of subject, predicate, 

object; changes of person, participial construction of 
phrases, clauses and sentences. Changes from active 
into passive ; contraction, expansion of sentences ; gen- 
eral exercises in variety of expressions, discriminating 
between ordinary synonyms; correction of faulty sen- 
tences. 

b) Letter writing; paraphrasing; reproduction of selec- 
tions from standard authors. 
Hints and general directions on composition. 
Composition on objects, imaginary subjects, personal 
narratives, (descriptions), 

3. Reading will be selected from the following: 

Rip Van Winkle; Lamb's Stories from Shakespeare; 
Bryant, To a Waterfowl, and other poems; Lowell, 
Vision of Sir Launfal ; Whittier, Tent on the Beach ; 
Longfellow, Evangeline; Wiseman, Fabiola ; Hughes, 
Tom Brown at Rugby; Finn, Tom Playfair, Percy 
Wynne; Irving, Alhambra. 

4. Mathematics : 

Algebra, four fundamental operations with whole num- 
bers ; factoring ; fractions. 

5. Ancient Geography. 

Third Academic. 

Ratio Stiidioruin: Iniiniac classis grammaticae ordo superior. 

1. Religion : 

Groenings, Part H. 

2. Latin : 

I. Grammar — Irregular Verbs, Prepositions, Adverbs, Con- 
junctions with the syntactical rules for their proper use, 
Negative and Interrogative Particles, Accusative with 
Infinitive, Ablative Absolute. Rules on construction, 
arrangement and connection of sentence*?- 



18 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

2. Reading — Viri Romae; Fabulae faciles; Nepos; Ovid, 

easy selections. 

3. Exercises, based chiefly on the authors, and calculated to 

give a ready use of Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Con- 
junctions, Interrogatives in translating English into 
Latin. Daily written tasks. 

4. Speaking Latin and sight-reading. 

3. English : 

1. Grammar — Analysis of sentences reviewed. Word build- 

ing and derivation ; word branching. 

2. Composition and Rhetoric* — Coppens, "Introduction," 

Books L, IL, IV. 

0) Kinds of sentences : periodic, loose, balanced, short, 
long sentence. Qualities of style; purity, propriety, 
precision. Figures of speech. Rules for construction of 
sentences; clearness, emphasis, unity, force, euphony. 
Correction of faulty sentences. 

b ) Paragraph writing, construction and correction of para- 
graphs. Theme outlines or composition sketches. 
Frame-work. Principles and practice of narrative; 
(simple and complex narration, simple description of 
scenery, painting, statues, etc.) ; also composition on 
transactions, abstract subjects. 

3. Reading — Gray's Elegy. Goldsmith's Traveler. Cole- 

ridge, Ancient Mariner. Longfellow, Building of the 
Ship, and other selections. Irving's Sketch Book. 
Walton's Angler. Aubrey de Vere. Procter. South- 
well. 

5. Mathematics : 

Algebra continued to quadratic equations. 
Plane Geometry (First Book). 

6. History and Geography: 

Oriental Monarchies. Greek History. Mythology. 
Ancient Geography in connection with history. 



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Second Academic. 

Ratio Studiorum: Media classis grammaticae. 

1. Religion: 

Groenings, Part III. 

2. Latin : 

1. Grammar — Syntax of the Cases. Idioms of Adjectives 

and Pronouns. Use of the Tenses. Use of the Indica- 
tive. The Subjunctive in Relative Clauses and Indirect 
Questions. 

2. Reading — Caesar. Ovid, Metamorphoses. 

3. Exercises, based on authors, especially on Caesar. 
Rockliff, Part I., Sections III., VI. Part II., Section XVI. 
Daily written tasks. 

4. Speaking Latin and sight-reading. 

3. Greek : 

1. Grammar — Declensions and regular verbs. Daily trans- 

lations. 

2. Exercises, based on authors. 

4. English : 

1. Analysis and derivation of words reviewed. Saxon and 

Latin elements with their respective effect on style. 
Versification. Coppens,, Book V. 

2. Composition and Rhetoric. 

a) Special properties of style: beauty, sublimity, wit, 
humor, taste. Coppens, Book III. 

Attention to synonyms. 

b) Theme-outlines and paragraph writing continued. 
Principles of letter writing, descriptive writing with re- 
flections. 

Character sketches. 



20 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

3, Reading — Goldsmith, Deserted Village. Longfellow, Hia- 
watha. Addison, Selections. Macaulay, Essay on Ad- 
dison. Newman, Callista. Irving's Sketch Book re- 
peated. 

5. Mathematics : 

Algebra, quadratic equations. Plane Geometry, finished. 
Constructions. 

6. History and Geography: 

Roman History. Mythology. 

Ancient Geography in connection with history. 

First Academic. 

Ratio St'udiorum: Sttprema classis grammaticae. 

1. Religion: 

Apologetics, (Wilmers, Part I.). 

Existence of God. Immortality of the soul. Religion. 
Revelation. Christian Revelation. The Church: its in- 
stitution, constitution, marks, teaching office, 

2. Latin : 

1. Grammar — Syntax completed. Roman Calendar. Latin 

prosody and versification. 

2. Reading — Cicero's orations against Verres IV. and V. 

Livy, Book XXI. Ovid's Metamorphoses continued. 
Virgil's Aeneid, Books I., II. 

3. Exercises, based on authors, especially on Cicero and 

Livy. 
Rockliff, Selections from Sections I., V.. VIII. , XII., 

XVIII. 
Four tasks a week. 

4. Speaking Latin and sight-reading. 

5. Roman antiquities. 

3. Greek : 

I. Grammar — Verbs in "mi" ; Irregular Verbs ; Syntax of 
the Verb. 



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2. Reading — Xenophon's Anabasis, Books II., III., IV. 

3. Exercises based on authors, twice a week. 

4. Greek antiquities ; Military antiquities in connection with 
Xenophon's Anabasis. 

4. English : 

1. History of the English Language: Outline of Compara- 

tive Philolog}^ Aryan Languages, Grimm's Rule; In- 
fluence of Norman-French on Anglo-Saxon. Native 
and foreign elements in the English language. 

2. English Literature — Jenkins and Arnold. From the be- 

ginning of English literature as far as the Elizabethan 
period. Numerous selections, especially from Beowulf 
and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. 

3. Composition and Rhetoric. 

Qualities and ornaments of style. Exercises in advanced 
composition, essays, dialogues, outlines, synopses. 

4. Reading — Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Macbeth; 

Select Essays from Addison ; Selections from Bryant's 
and Pope's Iliad and Odyssey. 

5. Mathematics: 

Algebra and Plane Geometry reviewed. Constructions. 

6. History : 

Migration of Nations to Renaissance. Geography of 
Middle Ages. 



22 CJ NISI US COLLEGE. 



II. COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT. 



REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION. 

1. English: 

1. Figures of speech; period-building; purity, propriety, 

precision ; clearness, emphasis, unity, harmony ; beauty, 
sublimity, wit, humor, taste. 

2. Letter writing; essays, invention and disposition. 

3. Reading. 

a) A THOROUGH STUDY of the following works is re- 
quired — 

Shakespeare, Macbeth. Longfellow, Evangeline. Burke, 
Conciliation with America. Macaulay, Essay on Addi- 
son. 

b) A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE of the followiug works is re- 
quired : 

Newman, Dream of Gerontius. Gray's Elegy. Cole- 
ridge, Ancient Mariner. Milton's Lycidas, Sonnets or 
Hymn on the Nativity. Shakespeare, Merchant of 
Venice. Selections from Dryden's Virgil. Fabiola or 
Callista. Selections from. Newman's Essays. 

4. The candidate will be required to write an essay, based on 

the authors specified for thorough study. 
The candidate's work must be correct in spelling, punc- 
tuation, idiom, division into paragraphs. 

2. Latin : 

I. Translation of English passages, showing the student's 
thorough knowledge of Latin grammar, especially of 
the syntax of cases, moods and tenses. An original 
Latin composition, for instance, a Latin letter, or a short 
narrative, based on Cicero, Caesar, Ovid or Virgil, is 
preferred to translation. 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. 28 

2. Easy Latin conversation, based on passages of authors, is 

desired. 

3. Reading — Csesar, four books of commentaries, or an 

equivalent from Caesar and Nepos or some other prose 
author. 

Cicero, de senectute, letters, paradoxa, orations against 
Catiline or Verres, or an equivalent from other writ- 
ings of Cicero. 

Ovid, selections from the Metamorphoses or Fasti and 
Tristia (with the prosody). 

Virgil, Eclogues and one book' of the Georgics, or an 
equivalent from the Aeneid. 

4. Sight-translation from Cassar, Cicero, Nepos, Ovid, 

Virgil. 

Greek : 

1. A thorough knowledge of the declensions, of the regular 

conjugations, of the verbs in "mi" and irregular verbs is 
required and must be shown by the candidate in oral 
explanation of passages taken from the authors and in 
translation from English into Greek. As to the Hom- 
eric dialect, he must show such knowledge as vvfill enable 
him to read the Odyssey or the Iliad without great diffi- 
culty. 

2. Reading — Xenophon, four books of the Anabasis, or an 

equivalent from the other writings of Xenophon. 

3. Sight-reading of Attic prose. 

History : 

1. Oriental Monarchies and Greek History. 

2. Roman History. 

3. Middle Ages. Migration of Nations to Renaissance. 

Mathematics : 

Algebra, quadratic equations. 

Advanced Arithmetic. 

Plane Geometry ; Solid Geometry. 



24 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

Freshman. 

(POETRY.) 

Ratio Studiorum: Classis humanitatis. 

1. Religion: 

Evidences (Wilmers, Part II., Section I.). God. Crea- 
tor. Redeemer. 

2. Latin : 

1. Praecepta poeseos, Kleutgen, Ars Dicendi, Pars III. 
Latin prosody and versification reviewed with reference to 

principal metres. 

2. Reading — Virgil, Aeneid. A general view of this epic 

poem is given; a. literary examination of the whole in- 
cludes a comparison with Homer. 

Horace, ars poetica, satires, some odes. Balde, odes. 

Cicero, pro Archia poeta, in Verrem, pro Ligario. 

Livy ; Sallust ; Curtius ; Caesar, de bello civili. 

3. Exercises, principles of Latin style. Latin original com- 

positions. 
English into Latin : Rockliff, Part I., Sections XIII.- 

XV. ; Part II., Biographical sketches. Section XX. 
Translation of Newman's Sketch of Cicero's Life and 
Writings begun. Three tasks a week. 
4 Speaking Latin and sight-reading. 
5. Roman Literature. A general conspectus is given. 

3. Greek : 

1. Reading — Homer, Odyssey. A general conspectus, the 

plan of the poem, with many selections. 
Plato, dialogues. Demosthenes, one or two of the shorter 
orations. St. Chrysostom, St. Basil. 

2. Exercises — Translation from English into Greek, based 

on the reading, once a week. 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. 25 

4. English : 

1. English literature, from Elizabeth to Queen Anne. 

2. English versification ; the same compared with Latin and 

Greek versification ; different kmds of poetry. 
Precepts — 

Theoretical : Kleutgen, Ars Dicendi, de poesi. 

Coppens, poetr}-, Book VI. 

Applied to authors : Critical examination of specimens 

of epic, dramatic, lyric poetry. 
Practiced in original work : Exercises in poetry and 

essay writing ; critical essays on poets and poetry. 

3. Reading — Milton's Paradise Lost. Shakespeare's Hamlet. 

Newman, Aristotle on Poetics. 

5. Mathematics : 

Advanced Algebra. Logarithms. Conic sections. 

6. History : 

Political history of the Holy Roman Empire, of the Ger- 
man Nation, of France and England during the Cru- 
sades. The Great Schism of the West. The Hundred 
Years' War. The Overthrow of the Eastern Empire by 
the Ottoman and the Turks. The War of the Roses. 
Causes and Outbreak of the Reformation in Germany, 
Switzerland, England and Scotland. 
German : See below. 



Sophomore. 

(ORATORY) 

Ratio Studiornm: Classis rhetoricae. 

I. Religion: 

Evidences (Wilmers, Part 11., Section 11.). Grace and 
Sacraments. 



36 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

2. Latin : 

1. Praecepta artis oratoriae, Kleutgen, Ars Dicendi, Pars IV. 

2. Reading — Cicero, pro Milone, pro Lege Manilia. Cicero's 

oratorical works. Quintilian. Horace, odes. 

3. Exercises — Original Latin composition, short addresses. 

English into Latin, Rockliff, translation of Cardinal 
Newman's Sketch of Cicero's Life and Writings con- 
tinued. Two tasks a week. 

4. Speaking Latin and sight-reading. 

5. Roman and Greek Archaeology. 

3. Greek : 

1. Reading — Demosthenes' orations. Aristotle, oratorical 

treatises. Homer, Iliad. Sophocles. 

2. Exercises — Translation of select passages into Latin; 

Latin into Greek ; English into Greek. 

3. Outlines of Greek literature. Specimens from Aeschylus, 

Thucydides. 

4. English : * 

History of English literature; XVIII., XIX. Centuries. 
American literature. 
Oratory : 

Precepts — Theoretical, Coppens Art of Oratorical Com- 
position. 

Applied to specimens : Critical examination of orations 
of Cicero, Demosthenes, British and American orators ; 
speeches of Milton, Shakespeare. 

Practice in original work : Exercises in the application of 
the precepts throughout the year; imitation of model 
speeches and critical essays on the same. Daily prac- 
tice in extempore speaking. Weekly orations and es- 
says. Fortnightly debates and literary exercises. 

Prize Contest in Oratory. 

Reading : 

Goodrich, Parliamentary Orators of England; Newman, 
The Second Spring ; Matthews, Oratory and Orators ; 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. 37 

American Eloquence ; Henry VIII., Julius Caesar, Au- 
brey de Vere, Thomas a Becket. 
Elocution, daily exercises. 

5. Mathematics : 

Trigonometry. 

6. History: 

The Huguenot Wars in France. The Defection of the 
Netherlands. Philip II., Elizabeth and Mary Stuart. 
The Thirty Years' War. The Tudors and the Puritan 
Revolution. Wars and Policy of Louis XIV. The Sec- 
ond Revolution in England. 

The Making of Russia. The Wars of the Austrian Suc- 
cession. The partition of Poland. The Seven Years' 
War. American Colonial History. War of the Ameri- 
can Independence. The French Revolution. The Era 
of Napoleon. The Revolution of the Barricades ( 1820- 
1850). The American Civil War. The Revolution of 
the Cabinets (1850-1871). Our Own Times (1871- 
1900). 

German : See below. 

Junior Year. 

Ratio Studiorum: Cursiis Philosophiae annus primus. 

1. Religion: 

Evidences (Wilmers, Part III.). Christian Morals. 

2. Philosophy : 

Lectures, recitations and disputations in Latin. 

Essays in English and Latin. Chief reference books : 

English Manuals of Catholic Philosophy (Stonyhurst 

Series). 

GENERAL INTRODUCTION. 

Definition and division of Philosophy. 



28 CANiSIUS COLLEGE. 

LOGIC. 

a) Formal Logic: 

Intellectual perception — Divisions of idr^is and terms. On 
definition and division. 

Judgment — Divisions of judgments and propositions. Op- 
position of propositions. 

Reasoning — The reasoning process. Rules of the simple 
categorical syllogism. Conditional and disjunctive syl- 
logisms. Different forms and kinds of argumentation. 
On syllogistic concertation and on fallacies. 

b) Applied Logic: 

On logical truth and certainty. Human certainty vindi- 
cated against sceptics. The three fundamental truths. 

The four sources of certainty : Experience, internal (con- 
sciousness), and external (outer senses) ; ideas com- 

, pared ; historical testimony. , 

Refutation of acosmic idealism. Nature and value of uni- 
versal ideas. Reasoning as a means of knowledge. In- 
duction and its basis. 

Objective evidence, the universal criterion of truth. False 
criteria. Necessity and freedom of assent. 

METAPHYSICS. 

General Metaphysics (Ontology) : 

The concept of being. Analogy of being. Negation of 
being. The first principles derived from being. 

Essence and existence. Knowledge of essence possible. 
Possibility, intrinsic and extrinsic ; the ultimate source 
of each. 

Attributes of being : Unity, truth, goodness. 

The concepts of substance and accident ; their divisions. 

Hypostasis and person. Quantity, quality, relation. 
Principle and cause; divisions of cause; the principle of 

causality. 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. 29 

Perfection of being. The finite and the infinite, the neces- 
sary and contingent. On order and beauty. 

SPECIAL METAPHYSICS. 

Cosmology : 

Space and time ; their nature and relation to bodies. 
Origin of the world by creation ; temporal creation of the 

world. 
The laws of nature. Miracles possible and knowable. 
Constitution of bodies : the dynamic, atomic and liylo- 

morphic theories compared. 

Theodicy : 

The existence of God demonstrated. On atheism. 

The essence of God. His infinite perfection, simplicity, 

unity. Pantheism refuted. 
God's immutability, immensity, eternity. 
On the divine intellect. 
On the divine will. 
On the moral attributes of God. 
On the power of God. 
On the providence of God. 

3. Mathematics : 

Analytic Geometry. 
Sciences : See below. 

Senior Year. 

Ratio Stiidiorum: Cursiis Philosophiae annus secundus. 

I. Philosophy: 

Lectures, recitations, reference books, as in Junior Phil- 
osophy. 



30 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

SPECIAL METAPHYSICS. 

Psychology : 

On life in general ; three degrees of life : vegetative, sen- 
sitive, intellectual. 
On sensitive life; outer and inner senses ; sensuous appe- 
tite and locomotion. 

On the human intellect; its spiritual nature; its object; 

process of its operation ; origin of ideas. 
On the human will ; its object ; its freedom. 
Nature of the human soul ; its simplicity and spirituality. 
Unity of the soul ; its relation to the body. 
Origin of the human soul by creation ; its immortality. 
Various systems of evolution examined. 

ETHICS. 

a) General Ethics : 

The moral agent and the moral act. 

The ultimate end of man. Refutation of hedonism and 

utilitarianism. The end of the present Hfe. 
Difference between moral good and evil. The true norm 

of morality ; false theories. 
Virtue and vice ; merit and demerit. 
The natural law ; its existence, its properties ; its sanction. 

Refutation of Kant's categorical imperative. 

Positive law based on the natural law. Properties of posi- 
tive law. 

Conscience ; its binding force ; rules concerning it. 

On rights; nature and division of rights; subject of 
rights. 

h) Special Ethics : 
Individual Rights and Duties — 

Duties to God. Necessity of religion. 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. 31 

Duties to self. Immorality of suicide. 

Duties to others. Charity and justice. 

The right of freedom of conscience, of free self-culture, of 
self-defense. 

Ownership, Socialism. 

Society in General — 

Nature and constituent elements of society; social ac- 
tivity. 

The Family — 

Divine institution, unity and indissolubility of marriage. 

Necessity of marriage. Celibacy. 

Rights and duties of husband and wife. Emancipation of 
woman. 

The marriage contract; to what authority it is subject. 
Nature of parental society. The right and duty of parents 

to educate their children. 
Relation between master and servant. Slavery. 

The State — 

Origin of the State. False theories of Thos. Hobbes and 
J. J. Rousseau. 

The State an institution of nature. Civil authority, not by 
the consent of men or a civil contract, but by God, the 
author of nature. The juridical relations which consti- 
tute the State established by the law of nature. The 
triple contract of Puffendorf. 

The object of the State not merely protection of rights, but 
the provision of all the means and conditions necessary 
for the perfect femporal well-being of all citizens as far 
as they are not obtainable by private activity. 

State absolutism absurd and immoral. 

Families the units of the State. Political equality of 
woman. 

Municipalities. Classes. Estates. 



32 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

The territory. Eminent domain. 

Nature and essential properties of civil authority. The 
original subject in which it is vested. 

The different forms of government ; their respective ad- 
vantages and disadvantages. 

Constitutional and representative polity. 

The limits of civil power. 

Duties and rights of the State with regard to moral and 
intellectual well-being. 

Public morality and religion. Relation between Church 
and State. Religious liberty. 

Rights of the State to education indirect and subsidiary 
only. 

The School question. Compulsory attendance at school. 

Liberty of the Press. Liberalism. 

Duties and rights of the State with regard to material 
prosperity. The Social problem. 

Legislative powers — Duties of legislators ; qualities of 
law. 

Administrative power — Duties of civil officers. 

Judicial power — Duties of judges and lawyers. 

Penal power — Object of punishment; capital punishment. 

Acquisition of civil power, legitimate and illegitimate. 

Usurpation — Prescription of usurped power. 

Deposition of rulers and changes of governments. 

Resistance to civil authority. 
International Law — 

Existence of a natural international law, private and pub- 
lic. 

Particular rights and duties contained in it. Intervention. 

International treaties. Concordats. 

War — Defensive and aggressive ; conditions of its lawful- 
ness. 

Nationalities — The Familv of nations. 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. 33 



2. Mathematics 
Diffei 
Sciences 



Differential and Integral Calculus. 



PHYSICS. 



First year: Theoretical and Experimental Mechanics. 
Second year: Acoustics. Heat. Optics. Electricity and Magne- 
tism. 

CEIEMISTRY. 

First year: Outlines of Chemistry. The Non-Metallic Elements 
and their Compounds. Metals. 

Second year: Qualitative Analysis. Organic Chemistry. Physi- 
cal Chemistry. Lectures and Laboratory Course. 

ASTRONOMY. 

General notions and fundamental problems. The earth, moon, 
sun. Eclipses. Celestial Mechanics. Planets, comets, me- 
teors, stars. Astronomical instruments. 

GEOLOGY. 

The earth's features. Rock, rock-masses. Dynamical Geology. 
Historical Geology. 

PHYSIOLOGY. 

General structure and chemical composition of the human body. 
Skeleton. Bones. Muscles. Nutrition. Nervous system. 
Senses. Digestion. Respiration. Blood. 



34 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 



BRANCHES OF STUDY 

INTENDED CHIEFLY FOR THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. 

The following courses, which are partly obligatory and partly 
elective, have been arranged chiefly for the Junior and Senior 
years, with a view to broadening the ideas and ideals of the stu- 
dents towards the end of their college career, and to acquaint 
them with the practical questions and problems of modern times. 
The courses are conducted either on the regular recitation method 
or in a series of lectures. They may be given at the request of the 
students or at the convenience of the Faculty. Some courses are 
also intended for graduates. 

1. Religion — Important questions connected with Church His- 

tory : Pope Liberius. Pope Honorius. Pseudo-popes 
and Anti-popes. Inquisition. Savonarola. St. Bar- 
tholomew's Day. Galileo Galilei. The Reformers. 
Saints of modern times. Translations of the Bible. 
Concordats. The temporal power of the Pope; its his- 
tory and its advantages. Religious orders. The state 
and the church. The church and the slave trade. Mis- 
sionary work, Catholic and Protestant missions. 

2. History of Philosophy — Oriental Philosophy. Greek, Roman, 

Patristic philosophers. Scholasticism. The great Scho- 
lastics of the Middle Ages. Nominalism, realism, mys- 
ticism. Philosophy of the Renaissance. Modern philos- 
ophy in general. German philosophers. Plerbert Spen- 
cer, Modern Evolutionists. 

Many of these subjects are treated in the lectures on mental 
philosophy. 

3. Latin — Cicero's philosophical works. 

4. Greek — Philosophical works of Plato and Aristotle. 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. 35 

5. English — Development of the English Language. Early 

English, Tudor English, Modern English, with the cor- 
responding literature. 

6. German — Conspectus of the development of German litera- 

ture from old German to the present time. 

7. French — Brief outline of French literature. 

8. Social Science — Social ideals past and present. Social fail- 

ures. Pauperism. Criminology. Charitable organiza- 
tions. Labor insurance. Charitable institutions under 
guidance of the church. Church and labor. Catholic 
benevolent associations. 

9. Economics — Elementary principles of Political Economy. 

Cathrein's text-book, "Philosophia Moralis," is used as 
far as the ethical side of economic questions is concerned. 
Labor organizations. Capitalists. Tariff, wages, pro- 
tection, free trade. The Social Question, the Labor 
Problem, Trade-LTnionism and Single Tax are treated in 
full. 

10. Constitutional History — Greek and Roman constitutions. De- 
velopment of the English constitution. Origin and De- 
velopment of various European constitutions ; compari- 
son with the constitution of the United States. 



36 CANISIUS COLLEGE. 

COURSES OF GERMAN. 

(obligatory.) 

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT. 

ELEMENTARY GERMAN. 

First Year. 

1. Elementary Grammar: 

Gender; declension of the definite and indefinite articles, 
of nouns ; adjectives ; pronouns ; prepositions ; numer- 
als ; comparison of adjectives ; conjugation of "haben," 
"sein," "werden" ; the weak verbs and the strong verbs 
• in common use ; compound verbs pointed out in reading 
lessons ; the common co-ordinate and subordinate 
conjunctions; general rules of syntax, especially those 
regarding the arrangement of the sentence. 

2. German Conversation : 

On Grammar and on topics read ; idiomatic sentences and 
poems memorized. 

3. Reading : 

Bacon, pages 113-123, 201-205. 

"» 

4. Written Exercises: 

Translation from German into English and from English 
into German ; reproduction of easy German pieces ; let- 
ter writing. 

Second Year. 

I. Grammar: 

Thorough practice in the declension of nouns and the ir- 
regular formation of the plural number; compound 
nouns; adjectives used as nouns; proper nouns. 
Prepositions and their government. 



CANISIUS COLLEGE. 37 

Thorough drill in the conjugation of all the auxiliary 
verbs, and the weak and strong verbs ; compound verbs ; 
irregular verbs. 

2. German Conversation: 

On the grammatical rules and on topics of reading les- 
sons ; idiomatic sentences and poems memorized. 

3. Reading : 

Bacon, pages 124-140, 205-207. 

4. Written Exercises: 

Translations ; German compositions, as reproduction of 
stories and descriptions ; letter writing. 

Third Year. 

1. German Grammar: 

Thorough review of Grammar in German^ especially the 
nouns; the conjugations; compound verbs; adverbs, 
conjunctions, interjections. 

2. German Conversation : 

On Grammar as indicated in i, and on pieces read; idio- 
matic sentences and poems memorized. 

3. Readinc, : 

Bacon, pages 140-194, 208-210. 

4. Composition : 

Free reproduction of narrative and descriptive pieces. 

ADVANCED GERMAN. 

First year. Thomas, pages 1-148. 

Reading — Schiller, Die Glocke, Balladen. 

Second year. Thomas, pages 149-279. 

Reading— Schiller, Wilhelm Tell. Brentano, Der fah- 
rende Schiiler. Smaller poems of Goethe. 
Third year. Thomas, pages 280-389. 

Reading — Goethe, Hermann und Dorothea. Weber, 
Dreizehnlinden, 



38 CANISWS COLLEGE. 

COURSE OF GERMAN FOR GERMAN-SPEAKING 
STUDENTS. 

For students who speak German drill in grammatical correct- 
ness and choice language seems to be especially desired. To ef- 
fect this, the matter of Thomas' Practical German Grammar with 
the exercises and original compositions and reading from Bone 
(Erster Theil) as also selections from Schiller's works are divided 
over the space of four years. 

First year. Thomas, pages 1-115. 
Second year. Thomas, pages 115-200. 
Third year. Thomas, pages 201-308. 
Fourth year. Thomas, pages 309-385. 

The fourth year includes word formation, word combination, 
orthography, English-German cognates, and a repetition of all the 
minor rules contained in the text books. 



COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT. 
Freshman. 

1. Principles of German Style: Bone, Part II., pages 786- 

788. 

2. Prose Composition : Different kinds of prose composition, 

especially historical narratives and description; chria; 
polished letter writing. 

3. Poetics: Tropes and figures of speech, (Bone, Part II., 

pages 734-762). 

4. Reading: In connection with i, 2, 3, selections from Bone 

II., Schiller, Die Glocke, Wilhelm Tell, Wallenstein; 
Brentano, Der fahrende Schiiler; Niebelungen; Klop- 
stock, Messias. 

5. Composition : Practice in prose composition specified in 2. 



CAM[SIUS COLLEGE. 39 

Sophomore. 

1. Principles of Rhetoric : In German. Bone II., pages 715- 

733- 

2. History of Literature : Bone II., pages 763-784. 

3. Reading: Especially with reference to the history of litera- 

ture, selections from Bone. 

4. Compositions : Essays and orations. 



COURSE OF FRENCH. 

(optional.) 

First Year. 

1. Elementary Grammar — The article ; the gender ; nomis, pro- 

nouns, adjectives; partitive and inclusive sense of nouns; 
adverbs ; prepositions ; the commonest conjunctions ; 
avoir and etre ; the regular verb ; general rules of syntax. 

2. Reading — La Fontaine, Fables. 

3. Selections for memorizing. 

4. Conversation in French; reading aloud; reproduction of 

pieces read. 

Second Year. 

I. Elementary Grammar of first year reviewed. Thorough 
knowledge of the regular verbs ; the irregular verbs ; re- 
flexive, impersonal verbs. 



40 CANiSIUS COLLEGE. 

2. Reading — Fenelon, Telemaque. 

3. Translation into English and from English into French ; 

sight-translation. 

4. Selections for memory as in first year. 

Third Year. 

1. Syntax, modes and tenses. 

2. Translation into English. Selections from authors : Corneille, 

Polyeiicte; Racine, Athalie. Translation into French. 

3. Selections for memorizing, etc. 



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